IP Library Granted Patent US 8,336,358
Granted Patent B2
US 8,336,358 · App. 12/504,345 · Granted Dec 25, 2012

Wire stretching device

Assignee: E Ink Holdings Inc.
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Patent No.
US 8,336,358
App. No.
12/504,345
Granted
Dec 25, 2012
Kind
B2
Abstract

A wire stretching device for applying a drag force onto a wire wound around an object is provided. The wire stretching device comprises a primary platform, a first sub-platform, a second sub-platform and a driving device. The primary platform comprises a plate, a fixed stick and a track, wherein the fixed stick and the track are disposed on a surface of the plate, and the fixed stick has a first fixing device for fixing a first end of the wire. The object is fixed on a first stage of the first sub-platform, and a second fixing device is disposed on a second stage of the second sub-platform for fixing the second end of the wire. The second sub-platform is moved by the driving device for adjusting the tension of the wire. The first sub-platform is passively moved along the track corresponding to the tension of the wire.

Claims (16)

1. A wire stretching device for applying a drag force onto a wire wound around an object, comprising:

a primary platform, comprising a plate, a fixed stick and a track, the fixed stick and the track disposed on a surface of the plate, the fixed stick having a first fixing device for fixing a first end of the wire;

a first sub-platform, having a first stage and a first connecting element disposed below the first stage, the object loaded on the first stage fixedly, the first connecting element adapted to be encircled onto the track so that the first sub-platform is adapted to slide along the track;

a second sub-platform, having a second stage, a second connecting element disposed below the second stage, and a second fixing device disposed on the second stage, the second fixing device adapted to fix a second end of the wire, the second connecting element adapted to be encircled onto the track so that the second sub-platform is adapted to slide along the track; and

a driving device, adapted to drive the second sub-platform moving along the track for adjusting the tension of the wire,

wherein the first sub-platform slides along the track corresponding to the tension of the wire.

2. The wire stretching device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the wire fixed between the first fixing device and the second fixing device above the plate is parallel to the track substantially.

3. The wire stretching device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the first connecting element and the second connecting element are adjustable flexed structures.

4. The wire stretching device as claimed in claim 3 , wherein the adjustable flexed structure is a vertical screw rod assembly.

5. The wire stretching device as claimed in claim 3 , wherein the adjustable flexed structure is a vertical connecting rod assembly.

6. The wire stretching device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the first fixing device is height-adjustable along the fixed stick.

7. The wire stretching device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the first sub-platform further comprises a holding device for fixing the object on the first stage.

8. The wire stretching device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the driving device is a screw revolving wheel.

9. The wire stretching device as claimed in claim 1 , further comprising a stopping device disposed on the surface of the plate, and the stopping device is used to restrict the first connecting element from sliding along the track.

10. The wire stretching device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the second sub-platform further comprises a tension meter disposed on the second stage and connecting with the second fixing device for measuring the tension of the wire.

11. The wire stretching device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the object is a force sensitive touch panel.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Nov 20, 2012
From: PRIME VIEW INTERNATIONAL CO., LTD.
To: E INK HOLDINGS, INC.
Reel/Frame 029340/0557 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 28, 2009
From: TSAI, YAO-CHOU; CHUANG, KAI-CHENG; HUANG, SUNG-HUI; WANG, TZU-MING
To: PRIME VIEW INTERNATIONAL CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 023013/0428 →
Priority Claims (1)
TW 98113299 A · Apr 22, 2009 · national
Continuity (1)
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